FACTOID # 63: Brazil takes up 47.8% of South America.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > USS Saratoga

Six United States Navy ships have borne the name Saratoga, after the important Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Battle(s) of Saratoga are considered by many historians to have been the turning point of the American Revolutionary War and one of the most decisive battles in history. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen North American colonies. ...

  • The first Saratoga was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1780 and lost at sea the following year.
  • The fourth Saratoga was the cruiser New York renamed.

In the Star Trek fictional universe, USS Saratoga (NCC-31911) was a type three Miranda class starship in Starfleet. A sloop-rigged J-24 sailboat In sailing, a sloop is a vessel with a single mast on which is hoisted a fore-and-aft rigged mainsail and a single jib, plus extras such as a spinnaker. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For the automobile, see Chevrolet Corvette. ... Landsat photo Lake Champlain, named for the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who encountered it 1609, is a large lake in North America, mostly within the borders of the United States (states of Vermont and New York) but partially situated across the US-Canada border in Quebec. ... The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. ... USS Saratoga, a sloop-of-war, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of Saratoga of the American Revolutionary War. ... USS Constellation, a United States Navy sloop-of-war. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... The fourth USS New York (ACR-2) (later CA-2) was a United States Navy armored cruiser, later renamed to Saratoga and then Rochester. ... The fifth USS Saratoga (CV-3) was the third aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... USS Saratoga (CV-60), the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the American Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga, was a Forrestal-class supercarrier. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ... The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... USS Saratoga (NCC-31911) is a type three Miranda class starship in the fictional univerese of Star Trek. ... The USS Reliant (NCC-1864), a Miranda class starship. ... Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets. ...


In the canceled Science Fiction series Space: Above and Beyond there is a SCVN (Space Carrier Vehicle Nuclear) named the USS Saratoga which serves as the home base for the 58th Marine Fighter Squadron (the main fighter group of the show) known as the Wildcards. Space: Above and Beyond was a short-lived 1990s American science fiction television show, created and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
USS Saratoga (CV-3) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3026 words)
Saratoga was under overhaul during the 1939 fleet concentration, but between 2 April and 21 June 1940, she participated in Fleet Problem XXI, the last to be held due to the deepening world crisis.
Saratoga continued operations in the Hawaiian Island region, but on 11 January 1942, when heading towards a rendezvous with Enterprise 500 miles south-west of Oahu, she was hit without warning by a deep-running torpedo fired by Japanese submarine I-16.
Saratoga continued this important training duty for almost four months, but as early as October, her division commander was warned that "while employed primarily for training, Saratoga is of great value for combat and is to be kept potentially available for combat duty." The call came in January 1945.
USS Saratoga - Memory Alpha (561 words)
The USS Saratoga (NCC-1867) was a Miranda-class Federation starship active in the late 23rd century.
The USS Saratoga (NCC-31911) was a modified Miranda-class Federation starship active in the mid 24th century.
In 2367, the Saratoga was part of a fleet of 39 starships massed at Wolf 359 in defense of sector 001 during an incursion by a Borg cube.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.